Through the Lens: Asia mourns for Pope Francis

A woman looks at a portrait of Pope Francis at St. Louis Catholic Church in Bangkok following a Mass held in his honor on April 22. Pope Francis died the day before after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

Nuns take part in a memorial Mass held in honor of Pope Francis at Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

People pray during the memorial Mass at Assumption Cathedral to honor Pope Francis in Bangkok on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

A nun prays during the memorial Mass at Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

People take photos with a portrait of Pope Francis at St. Louis Catholic Church in Bangkok after a memorial Mass on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

A nun takes part in a memorial Mass at Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

Visitors pray at a memorial to Pope Francis at St. Louis Hospital in Bangkok on April 22. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

A person holds up a copy of Pope Francis' autobiography "Hope" at Seoul’s Myeongdong Cathedral, after the death of the pontiff was announced by the Vatican on April 21.  (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

People pay their respects in front of a portrait of Pope Francis displayed inside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul on April 22. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/Reuters)

People walk by a memorial to Pope Francis displayed inside Seoul’s Myeongdong Cathedral on April 22. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/Reuters)

Church workers set up a portrait of Pope Francis at Manila Cathedral in the Philippines on April 21. (Photo by Noel Celis/Reuters)

A man lights a candle in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at Manila Cathedral on April 22. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP)

Students look at a display that includes a chair that was used by Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to the Philippines, at the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, on April 23. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP)

The flag of Vatican City is flown at half-staff in front of Italy's pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 21.  (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)

A visitor signs a condolence book at Italy's expo pavilion in Osaka on April 22. (Photo by Kyodo)

A worker arranges flower boards outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta on April 23. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana/AP)

Indonesian Catholics pray for Pope Francis during Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta on April 21. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)

A man paints a poster of Pope Francis as a tribute in Mumbai on April 21. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

People light candles in front of a picture of Pope Francis during a condolence meeting in New Delhi on April 21. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass at Nagasaki Baseball Stadium, in Nagasaki, Japan, on Nov. 24, 2019. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)

Pope Francis attends an interreligious meeting with young people from a host of religions and faith traditions at Singapore's Catholic Junior College on Sept. 13, 2024. (Photo by Vatican Media/AP)

Pope Francis speaks with religious leaders at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok on Nov. 22, 2019. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

Pope Francis rides in a cycle rickshaw on a visit to St. Mary's Cathedral in Dhaka on Dec. 1, 2017. (Photo by Max Rossi/Reuters)

Pope Francis poses for a photo with children during a meeting of Street Ministry and Callan Services at Caritas Technical Secondary School, in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 7, 2024.   (Photo by Vatican Media/Reuters)

Pope Francis arrives at Myanmar’s Yangon International Airport on Nov. 27, 2017.  (Photo by Reuters/Max Rossi)

Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives to celebrate Mass at Assumption Cathedral in Bangkok on Nov. 22, 2019. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)

Pope Francis and Myanmar’s then-State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands during a meeting with members of the civil society and diplomatic corps in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Nov. 28, 2017. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

Pope Francis and Indonesia’s then-President Joko Widodo wave to well-wishers after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2024. (Photo by Adi Weda /Pool/Reuters)

Pope Francis attends Holy Mass at Steppe Arena, during his Apostolic Journey in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 3, 2023. (Photo by Vatican Media/Reuters)

Pope Francis gestures to the faithful at the end of Mass at Singapore’s National Stadium on Sept. 12, 2024. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)

Pope Francis' body is carried in a coffin into Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 23. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)